Ansarie

noun

An·​sar·​ie

anˈsa(a)rēə

variants or Ansariyah

-rē(y)ə

plural Ansarie or Ansaries or Ansariyah

: nusairi

Word History

Etymology

Arabic an-Nuṣayrīyah the Nusairis

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

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